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A glass-clad 40-story residential tower is coming to Honolulu’s Kaka’ako neighborhood. It will be part of the 3.6-acre (1.5-hectare) community known as Ward Village, and will honor the unique environment while promoting Hawaiian lifestyle. Read more.

The Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has unveiled the master plan for the city's Jurong Lake District. The master plan will be exhibited though mid-September, and the public is invited to share their views. Read more.

A development team has revealed new renderings for 2900 Wilshire. The mixed-use high-rise development is slated to bring a 23-story tower with 644 apartments and 3,962 square meters of ground-floor commercial space to Koreatown. Read more.

A UK broadcaster has submitted plans to demolish its 45-year-old London Television Centre on the South Bank to make way for new offices and a residential block tower, which would stand at 31 stories and 104 meters. Read more.

A developer has submitted a proposal for an 18-story hotel in Sydney's central business district. The proposal comprises ground-floor retail, 165 hotel rooms, and a residential penthouse with a shared open rooftop space. Read more.

A new set of images provides a closer look at the trio of towers proposed for Miami's Coconut Grove. Currently under construction, the Park Grove development occupies the last open waterfront area south of Downtown Miami. Read more.

Farrells has been appointed to work on a £275 million regeneration project in west London. The new mixed-use scheme will provide new council offices as well as 471 new homes, 50 percent of which will be affordable. Read more.

A construction firm has been chosen to build Adelaide's tallest tower, Realm Adelaide. The high-rise will reach 40 stories and 132 meters in height, and contain 320 apartments ranging from one to four bedrooms. Read more.

As New York City's supertall boom spreads beyond Manhattan, the outer boroughs are set to get their first supertall building. Located in Downtown Brooklyn, the high-rise will contain 500 apartments and 30,480 square meters of retail. Read more.

Solstice on the Park in Chicago has structurally topped out and has begun installation of its angled glass façade. The 26-story residential tower in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood will deliver 250 rental apartments upon completion. Read more.

A UK architecture firm has been given planning permission for an £80 million mixed-use scheme in Gibraltar. The development comprises three lozenge-shaped towers sitting atop podiums that rise to 70, 67 and 58 meters high, respectively. Read more.

An Italian architecture firm won an international competition for the Looping Towers, a 260-unit residential development in Utrecht. The figure-eight-shaped design will contain 35,000 square meters of space and contain a rooftop running track. Read more.

The 528-meter China Zun Tower has structurally topped out, with a ceremony held in Beijing on August 22. Once finished, China Zun will be the city's tallest tower, anchoring the under-construction central business district. Read more.

The Manchester City Council has approved plans for a £200 million development that will provide 756 new units across four buildings, including residential towers of 40, 22 and 17 stories, plus a 12-story building containing apartments and town homes. Read more.

A Danish architecture firm has released visuals for its first US project, a mixed-use development in Detroit overlooking the city's historic theater district. The development will consist of a 35-story office tower and a 26-story residential building. Read more.

First impressions of the soon-to-be-launched 26-floor King and Phillip Residences in the heart of Sydney’s legal precinct have been released. The USD$320 million apartment project will have its sales launch in September. Read more.

A developer was awarded a £250 million (US$320 million) contract to build the first-ever "Versace-branded" skyscraper in London. The 50-story residential tower will contain 450 apartments ranging from one to three bedrooms.Read more.

More apartments are being made available at affordable prices in VIA 57 West in New York. Nicknamed the “courtscraper,” the residential tower will host apartments that rent for $1,000 a month cheaper than an average Manhattan home. Read more.

New designs have been revealed for a contentious high-rise scheme in Manchester, which is backed by footballers-turned-developers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs. Changes include a reduced building height and the addition of a new grand stair. Read more.

A local construction company has been awarded an AED175-million (US$47.6-million) contract to build a 34-story residential building, West Bay Tower, in Dubai’s 5.9-million-square-meter Business Bay. Read more.

Shortly after new renderings of 50 Hudson Yards were released, the building’s sibling at 55 Hudson Yards has now officially architecturally topped out, standing at 51 floors and 780 feet (237 meters) to its rooftop. Read more.

A Denmark fashion company is building a new mixed-use headquarters in its hometown of Brande. The project will accommodate retail space for up to 30 shops, areas for offices, education, and public events, and hotel facilities. Read more.

A New York-based design firm has been tapped to create a new residential landmark in Toronto's Yorkville neighborhood. Before submitting designs to the city, the developer will host a series of public consultations to collect community input. Read more.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed that in late July, glass from three broken panels fell from the 2008 Stirling Prize-shortlisted Manchester Civil Justice Centre onto a footpath and road below. Read more.

New renderings have surfaced for the office behemoth 50 Hudson Yards, a.k.a. 451 Tenth Avenue, which will total 2.9 million square feet (267,000 square meters) of office space and top out at 985 feet (300 meters). Read more.

In early August 2017, the highest Dutch administrative court dismissed objections from locals to plans for a 215-meter tall mixed-use skyscraper in Rotterdam’s Zalmhaven. If completed, it would be the region's tallest. Read more.

Ground has been broken on Long Beach’s next tallest building, the 127-meter Shoreline Gateway East Tower. The 315-unit residential building will usurp the current title-holder, the 121-meter One World Trade Center, upon completion. Read more.

Construction has completed on Light House, an AU$170 million (US$134.5 million) high-rise residential tower in Melbourne. The complex will feature an automated car-stacking system that can park 157 resident vehicles, allowing 27 apartments to be built in the podium. Read more.